Catapulting equipment of Royal Air Force reducing take-off distance of bombers from 300 to 33 yd.; catapult operates by revolving cable round drum and so pulling aeroplane forward at about 60 m.p.h. for 100 ft. in three sec.; motive power provided by compressed air engines of 4000 hp. (See also Flight, vol. 23, no. 22, May 29, 1931, pp. 469-471, 5 figs)
R.A.E. Land-Type Catapult
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 40 , n 21
1931
3 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1957
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Wind tunnels at R.A.E. and N.A.E.
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